Compensation and Rewards Manager

Do you love leading, communicating and shaping compensation and reward programs and are motivated by opportunities to shape and influence the overall objectives and long-range goals in an organization to attract, motivate, reward, and retain high caliber talent? Have you been a compensation business partner for at least 10+ years and possess expert knowledge of compensation principles, theory, practices, and trends? Have you led projects or teams within compensation at a highly complex organization?

Our Human Resources Services (HRS) division has an exciting opportunity for a Compensation and Rewards Manager to join the Total Rewards Team In this role, you will report directly to the Total Rewards Director and can expect to:

Manage and lead a team of compensation/rewards professionals.Proactively identify and drive initiatives to continuously improve and innovate compensation programs.Partner with all levels of Argonne leadership to develop and ensure compensation strategies are aligned and executed in support of the Laboratory’s mission, values, and goals. Manage, oversee, and contribute to projects ranging in scope from creating specific solutions for existing compensation programs to contributing to the review, assessment, improvement and execution of all internal reward and recognition programs.Focus on programs that recognize, reward, and retain world class employees and support Argonne’s strategic agenda. Work in a hybrid work set-up; with some required time in the office in Lemont, Illinois.

Position Requirements

Qualifications we require:

Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business administration or related field, and a minimum of 10+ years of progressive experience in the compensation field, or equivalent.Management experience of compensation or other human resources professionals.Fully proficient in all aspects of compensation theory, design, communication, and administration.Knowledge of federal and state laws and industry practices pertaining to compensation.Demonstrated business partner capabilities, with strong executive presence and relationship building.Effective interpersonal and communications skills (both written and verbal), including the ability to deal diplomatically with sensitive and ambiguous matters.Ability to advocate, influence, communicate and manage change while being highly collaborative when solving problems with colleagues at all levels.Ability to lead the translation of data into trends, insights and program enhancements that lead to more strategic decision making.Strong project management and organizational skills with strong attention to detail.Ability to consistently model Argonne’s core values: impact, safety, respect, integrity, and teamwork.To perform the essential functions of this position successful applicants must provide proof of U.S. citizenship, which is required to comply with federal regulations and contract.

Qualifications we desire:

Prior experience at another national lab, federal agency/contractor or R&D organization is preferable, but not required.Experience working with/managing employee award and recognition programs and policies preferred.Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) Certification is highly desirable.Previous focused work on compensation programs in service of Diversity and Equity efforts would be valued.Experience with Workday HCM is a plus.

This job description documents the general nature of work but is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all activities, duties and responsibilities required of job incumbent. Consequently, job incumbent may be required to perform other duties as assigned.

Job Family

Professional Administrative (PA)

Job Profile

Compensation Leader 1

Worker Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time

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